Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy is a Senegalese politician. She has been the Minister of Civil Service, Manpower Rationalisation and Public Service Renewal since 2014.[1]

Biography

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Bampassy graduated from the National School of Administration in 1992.

She was the deputy governor of the Dakar Region in charge of development and later of administrative affairs. She was also the prefect of the Guédiawaye and Pikine departments, before she became the Principal Private Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. In January 2013, she was appointed General Secretary of the Ministry of Youth, Employment and Promotion of Citizens' Values.

In October 2013, she was appointed governor of the Fatick Region by President Macky Sall after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. She was the first female governor in Senegal.[2]

In July 2014, Bampassy was appointed Minister of Public Service, Manpower Rationalisation and Public Service Renewal within the Government Dionne I, succeeding Mansour Sy.[3][4]

In November 2017, she became the ambassador of Senegal to Canada.

References

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  1. ^ "Le ministre Viviane Bampassy, une dame à la tête de la fonction publique". fonctionpublique.gouv.sn (in French).
  2. ^ "Gouvernement: Nommée à Fatick: Viviane Bampassy, Première femme Gouverneur de région". seneweb.com (in French). 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy, l'invitée surprise au ministère de la Fonction publique, de la Rationalisation des effectifs et du Renouveau du service public". seneweb.com (in French).
  4. ^ "Décret n° 2015-855 du 22 juin 2015 portant Composition du Gouvernement". sec.gouv.sn (in French).